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No. 346,858. Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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RALPH SLAZENGER MOSS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

BAT FOR LAWN=TENNIS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,858, dated August 3, 1886.

Application filed July 5, 1884. Serial No. 136.881. (No model.) Patented in England January 1, 1884, No. .226, March 25, 1884, No. 5,457, and April 3, 1884, No. 5,886.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH SLAZENGER Moss, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at 56 Gannon street, in the city of London, England, manufacturer,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Construction of Bats for Lawn-Tennis and other Games, (for which I have obtained patents in Great Britain, No. 226, hearing date January 1,1884, No. 5,457, hearing date March 25, 1884, and No. 5,886, bearing date April 3, 1884,) of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to bats in general, but more especially to the bat known as the demon bat.

My invention consists of the several improvements in the construction of bats, here inafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims annexed to this specification.

The custom hitherto has been to make the handle of the bat perfectly plain; but in order to furnish a perfect grip I finish the handle by running a transverse groove near the end; and my improvement in the handles of such bats also consists in forming the grooves or projections upon such handles by means of slips of wood, rubber, ebonite, or other suitable material, being glued, pinned, screwed, or otherwise attached thereto.

The effect of the above arrangement is that an operator can know by feeling the handle how he is holding the instrument without taking the trouble to look at the handle for that purpose. His hold of the handle is also very firm and secure from the increase of surface in contact with the hand. The arrangement at the end also enables the operator to hold the handle at a farther distance from the striking or operating part of the hat or other instru- 40 went, and it affords a more powerful stroke Fig. 2 shows in section my method of forming the projections d, which projections are variedin size, number, and proportion to suit the taste and fancy of the players. The pieces (I (Z may be formed of cane, vulcanite, rubber, composition, or other suitable material.

In view of the explanations already given, no specific description of the illustrated construction is needed. I will state, however, that in Fig. 2, dd indicate strips of ebonite, rubber, or other material mounted on the handle longitudinally to form or deepen the groove 0 therein.

. I claim- A lawutennis racket or bat having a handle provided with longitudinal grooves formed by convex strips of ebonite or other suitable material attached to its surface, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

RALPH SLAZENGER MOSS.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. O. DARING,

' 8 Quality Ot., London, J. WA'r'r,

l7 Graccchurch St, London. 

